ARIES for SEEA

Nigeria, Senegal, Rwanda

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Start

2020

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Partners

BC3, the Statistics Division of the UN DESA, UNEP, U.S. Geological Survey.

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ARIES for SEEA can be accessed in two different ways: (1) using a web browser; or (2) using the locally downloaded k.LAB software. Please see our guide to accessing the Explorer here, and a guide for using it here. The web browser version is also available in French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese. In addition, read the ARIES for SEEA user guide through your web browser, or via phone/tablet.

Summary

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ARIES for SEEA is an is an open-source and user-friendly digital tool enabling, for the first time, data and model interoperability to support the compilation of natural capital accounts using SEEA Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA), an international standard which was adopted by the UN Statistical Commission in March 2021. This application can produce SEEA accounts globally and enable National Statistical Offices (NSOs) to more rapidly produce accounts, as well as to customize them using their own data, making it easier for countries to monitor indicators related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, including those related to the contributions of nature to their economic prosperity and well‑being.

The tool’s low barrier to entry enables the bridging of technical gaps between countries. ARIES combines the use of global data and generalized modelling approaches in data-scarce countries yet is simultaneously able to customize accounts wherever improved data and model resources exist – thus meeting the needs of both countries with limited data who want to compile initial accounts and those capable of more customized SEEA EA approaches.

ARIES worldwide

Explore our projects

From our central hub at the Basque Center for Climate Change (BC3) we conduct inint activities with more than 20 countries. Those activities notably take the form of a portfolio of 12 projects each year, a selection of which is shown on this map. A number of government agencies, universities and NGOs in partnership for research and training = our preferred modes of international collaboration - complete this view of our worldwide presence on the ground.

    World Bank

    Natural Capital

    USA, Nigeria

    PEOPLE-EA

    Natural Capital

    Belgium, Norway, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Slovakia

    Marbefes

    Marine Biodiversity

    Arctic, Baltic, Atlantic and Mediterranean seas

    Life Pyrenees4Clima

    Ecosystem Services

    Andora, France, Spain

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